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TIL that Nintendo Japan liked Nintendo of America’s translation of Animal Crossing so much, they re-translated and released it in Japanese.

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b94Rj TIL about Project Iceworm, a proposed 52,000 square mile large nuclear missile complex. By the time of its evacuation, it’s total length was 1.9 miles, and contained a hospital, a shop, a theater and a church.
rRxgM TIL of leblouh, the practice of force-feeding young girls, in African countries where obesity is regarded as desirable. Older women called "fatteners" force the girls to consume enormous quantities of food and liquid, inflicting pain on them if they do not eat and drink.
WMeY TIL That Verizon refused to help search for a 62 disabled patient because he had an unpaid bill on his phone
mxbWP TIL in 1927 a man bombed a school in Bath, Michigan, killing 38 children and 6 adults, because of taxes being raised and because he lost an election.
9YdpM TIL the scientific name for the swordfish is Xiphias gladius. Xiphias is Greek for "sword", while Gladius is Latin for "sword". It's scientific name is "Sword sword".